page_title: Heineken brands
section_title: Al Ahram Brewery
hierarchical_section_title: Heineken brands / Subsidiaries' brands / North Africa and South Africa / Al Ahram Brewery
caption_attribution_description: English: Bottle of the Egyptian Stella beer in El Gouna Deutsch: Flasche des Ägyptischen Biers Stella in El Gouna
context_page_description: Heineken International is a group which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly pale lager, though some other beer styles are produced. As of 2006, Heineken owns over 125 breweries in more than 70 countries and employs approximately 57,557 people.
  The two largest brands are Heineken and Tecate; though the portfolio includes Amstel, Fosters, Sagres, Cruzcampo, Skopsko, Affligem, Żywiec, Starobrno, Zagorka, Zlatý Bažant and Birra Moretti.
context_section_description: Al Ahram (Al Ahram Beverages Company or ABC) is an Egyptian brewery previously in Giza, Egypt and currently in Obour City, founded in 1897. The company was nationalized in 1963 during the tenure of Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. It was privatized in 1997. It was bought by Heineken International in 2002.
  ABC produces the local brands along with a range of soft drinks.
  Local Beers
  Stella 50cl, 33cl – 4.5% Alc/vol (Flagship Brand)
  Stella 50cl returnable bottle – 4.5%Alc/vol
  The iconic lager beer of Egypt, Stella Local, received a Gold Award at the 2011 World Quality Selections, organized by the International Quality Institute Monde Selection. (This should not be confused with Stella Artois, a widely sold lager of Belgian origin.)
  Sakara Gold 50cl, 33cl – 4.0%Alc/vol
  Sakara Weizen 50cl – 5.0%Alc/vol (German Weißbier Style Brew)
  Sakara King 50cl – 10.0%Alc/vol
  Meister Max – 8.0%Alc/vol
  Sakara El King (Double Imperial Lager) – 15.0%Alc/vol
  Heineken 50cl, 33cl – 5.0%Alc/vol
  Desperados 33cl – 5.9%Alc/vol – Tequila Flavored Lager
  Non Alcoholic Beverages
  Amstel Zero – 0.0%Alc/vol
  Birell      – 0.0%Alc/vol
  Fayrouz     – 0.0%Alc/vol – Multiple flavors
  Export Beer:
  Rex Strong Beer 50cl – 8% Alc/vol (Lebanon)
  Meister Export – 5.2% Alc/Vol
  RTD Beverages
  ID Edge 5.0%Alc/vol – Watermelon
  ID Double Edge 10.0%Alc/vol – (Energy / Watermelon / Green Apple / Pineapple)
  Cubana Rum Mix 10.0%Alc/vol – (Melon / Cola)
  Butler's Gin Mix 10.0%Alc/vol – Lemon & Mint
caption: Stella Lager, brewed in Egypt
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